The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18
A RExARxAsLE EDITOR
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necessary, He trots along without the use Of
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alive. and though finally resnscitated. the, ey-
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man OF IS, has made handeome fortune. and
Is one Of the solid men Of the Cream City 4
jo Jour 4 member. Of that brilliant group
That had for its central figure the late Thurlow
Weed. WHO wss warm friend and great al
ins e as tSs %S s
tune. Horace Greeley. and Raymond, OF the
and slS ho s E' many q
time ioarpaIi;sts WIG have long since passed
The range q ibis mans Information e some
thing to Hs wondered at He + "a regular per
almost any question relating 70 the political or
other important events, Of the past century ct
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something marvellous. When q iacI is eanshIt
BY the complicated machinery Of his brain It
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said to contain every printed rec Hsd
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of the very. remarkable journalists OF this
country A blind and deaf man at the head Of
big newspaper IL q journalistic novelty In
deed All the leading papers Of the country
are systematically read to Mr.. Cramer every
day by his SECRETARY. The range OF his inior-
nation extends to the Eemotsst corner Of the
metropolitan daites.
Mr.. Cramers career has. not been without
thrilling and memorable incidents. He was
In Europe during the Franco Prussian war
and was caught In Paris during its memorable
Siege: He lived on mule msa. and suffered q.
city. When that famous old hotel. tho ~
fated Newhall House. was erected In this city
about thirty years ago, Mr.. Cramer was the
first regular boarder He continued to live
at this house until its destruction BY fire on
that terrible morning Of Jan. 10, 1884. whom
trophe. Mr.. Cramer was one of! the last to
leave the house. and he ESCAPED more dead
surrounded by flames when he was aroused.
With his wife he attempted to md his way out
Of the roaring furnace. Both were In their
them, The marble thing e the halls was 90
hot that tho flesh was fairly roasted on their
feet as they passed over them. They CROPPED
around until they were finally rescued. both In
q faintinc condition. and 40 horribly burned
that II was feared for long. time neither
moment after they were ont .; After 4 long
next to miraculous. BY this terrible fire the
works OF art, lne private library. and the
odds and ends which had been collected dur
ing Mr.. Cramer's busy life were entirely dc:
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